2024 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB404: Public Safety - Wellness Checks - Requirements (Gabriel's Law)
Legislative Summary
Requiring a law enforcement agency that receives a certain request for a wellness check of an individual to conduct a wellness check or submit a request for the relevant law enforcement agency to conduct a wellness check without unreasonable delay; and requiring a fire, rescue, or emergency medical services entity to conduct the wellness check simultaneously with the law enforcement agency if the request concerns a life-threatening condition.
Bill History
1/18/2024
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/10/2024
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/16/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/16/2024
Favorable with Amendments {973829/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/16/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/18/2024
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
House of Delegates
3/18/2024
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate
4/1/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
4/1/2024
Favorable with Amendments {283627/1 Adopted
Senate
4/1/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/2/2024
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Senate
4/4/2024
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
House of Delegates
4/4/2024
House Requests Senate Recede
House of Delegates
4/4/2024
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Williams, Kaufman and Valentine)
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
Senate
4/8/2024
House Requests Senate Recede
Senate
4/8/2024
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Williams, Kaufman and Valentine)
Senate
4/8/2024
Senate Refuses Recede
Senate
4/8/2024
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Muse, McKay and Folden)
Senate
4/8/2024
Senate Refuses Recede
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Muse, McKay and Folden)
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Conference Committee Report {263323/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Conference Committee Report {263323/1 Adopted
Senate
4/8/2024
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Senate
4/8/2024
Passed Enrolled
House of Delegates
5/16/2024
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 743
House of Delegates
Amendments
Conference Committee Report 263323/1 Adopted
Conference Committee Report 263323/1 Adopted
4/8/2024Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 283627/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 283627/1 Adopted
4/1/2024Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 973829/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 973829/1 Adopted
3/16/2024Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/8/2024
137
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/8/2024
46
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/2/2024
45
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/18/2024
139
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/16/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 32
Republican: 2
Primary Sponsor

Jamila Woods
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (33)
Tiffany Alston
Democrat
Carl Anderton
Republican
Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Adrian Boafo
Democrat
Mark Chang
Democrat
Charlotte Crutchfield
Democrat
Bonnie Cullison
Democrat
Debra Davis
Democrat
Kevin Harris
Democrat
Andrea Harrison
Democrat
Anne Healey
Democrat
Shaneka Henson
Democrat
Julian Ivey
Democrat
Aaron Kaufman
Democrat
Ken Kerr
Democrat
Jeffrie Long
Democrat
Aletheia McCaskill
Democrat
Cheryl Pasteur
Democrat
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Kent Roberson
Democrat
Denise Roberts
Democrat
Karen Simpson
Democrat
Deni Taveras
Democrat
Kym Taylor
Democrat
Veronica Turner
Democrat
Kriselda Valderrama
Democrat
Jheanelle Wilkins
Democrat
Nicole Williams
Democrat
Jon Cardin
Democrat
Karen Toles
Democrat
Stuart Schmidt
Republican
Scott Phillips
Democrat
Frank Conaway
Democrat